British Sea Power and Pulled Apart By Horses join Ash on the bill for Long Division 2015

Joseph Keith

The first wave of acts to perform at this year’s Long Division festival have been announced.

Thirty bands including indie band British Sea Power, Leeds rockers Pulled Apart By Horses and Fat White Family were confirmed at a launch event today (Saturday).

They will join Northern Irish rockers Ash, who were confirmed as headliners on Wednesday, at June’s festival.

A spokesman for Pulled Apart By Horses said: “Long Division is a fantastic local festival for us here up north which has some really eclectic and vibrant line ups.

“We’re exceedingly happy to have been asked to come and headline one of the days this year.

“This festival is definitely one for the diary if you love music.“

Long Division will return for its fifth year over the weekend of June 12–14.

Acts announced so far include:

BRITISH SEA POWER

ASH

PULLED APART BY HORSES

FAT WHITE FAMILY

THE LOVELY EGGS

BOXED IN

MENACE BEACH

BRAWLERS

THE BURNING HELL

WITHERED HAND

TOM WILLIAMS & THE BOAT

ROZI PLAIN

TUFF LOVE

CRYBABYCRY

HER NAME IS CALLA

SAM AIREY

ALGERNON DOLL

THE INCREDIBLE MAGPIE BAND

SEAZOO

THE AINSLEY BAND

FOREVER CULT

THOMAS WILBY GANG

NARCS

THE DO’S

FUR BLEND

BI-LINGUAL

CHARLIE

PADFIELD

KLEINE SCHWEINE

LOZ CAMPBELL

The lineup will feature 90 acts in total and the remaining bands will be announced during the next few weeks.

Dean Freeman, festival director, said: “The thing that excites me most about Long Division is that it still excites me. It’s still so much fun organise, and to see and hear such amazing bands in my hometown. And then to meet people from all over the country who have travelled here and are having such a great time.

“I’ve just got back from a trip meeting the big artist booking agents in London; they all know about Wakefield now, because of this festival.”

The festival’s free-entry launch event was held at Unity Works and featured performances from bands CryBabyCry and The Thomas Wilby Gang.

For more information about the festival log on to www.longdivisionfestival.co.uk